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Mansfield in De Soto Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
 

In Memory of Lieut. Colonel Franklin H. Clack. C.S.A.

1828-1864

 
 
Lieut. Colonel Franklin H. Clack. C.S.A. Memorial (Front) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, March 14, 2021
1. Lieut. Colonel Franklin H. Clack. C.S.A. Memorial (Front)
Inscription. Lieut. Colonel Clack Died April 24. 1864 from wounds received while leading the charge of the Crescent Regiment - Battle of Mansfield, April 8, 1864.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 32° 0.643′ N, 93° 39.901′ W. Memorial is in Mansfield, Louisiana, in De Soto Parish. It can be reached from State Highway 175 south of Parish Road 48. Located outside of the Mansfield Historical Battlefield Visitor Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 15149 LA-175, Mansfield LA 71052, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Louisiana. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Capt. Elijah Parsons Petty (here, next to this marker); Texas Monument (here, next to this marker); Louisiana Monument (here, next to this marker); Captain Seth Roberts Field Monument (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); James H. Beard Monument (about 500 feet away); General Dick Taylor Monument (about 500 feet away); General Alfred Mouton Monument (about 600 feet away); Mansfield Battle Park (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mansfield.
 
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Lieut. Colonel Franklin H. Clack. C.S.A. Memorial (Back) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, March 14, 2021
2. Lieut. Colonel Franklin H. Clack. C.S.A. Memorial (Back)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 335 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 25, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
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